Christ the King - St. Stephen Parish
Christ the King - St. Stephen Parish
OUR AWESOME TEAM
Get to know the St. Stephen Church staff
Fr. Paulson Mundanmani
Pastor
Fr. Paulson joined us in 2018 and is the pastor of Christ the King - St. Stephen Parish. He served as Pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, Walnut Creek and interim administrator of St. Isidore, Danville. Fr. Paulson holds a doctoral degree in Education (USF) and MBA in human resources development.
Fr. Lee Chompoochan
Parochial Vicar
Fr. Weerasak (Lee) Chompoochan is new to CTK/St. Stephen, joining us in July 2020. Ordained in 2006, Fr. Lee started at St. Patrick in Pinole before moving to CCOP in Pleasanton and then to Holy Spirit in Fremont.
Fr. Brian Timoney
Retired Clergy
Fr. Brian is retired but resides at Christ the King. After serving as our Pastor from 1992 - 1997, he returns to us to assist with Masses. He has also served at St. Perpetua in Lafayette and St. John in San Lorenzo. Fr. Brian is only available for helping out at weekend Masses.
Sr. Dominic Marie Bonnici
Pastoral Associate
Sr. Dominic Marie is a Dominican Sister of Oakford, South Africa. Sister has served in Campus Ministry at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. She has also ministered at St. Timothy Parish in Mesa, Arizona - as well as St. Felicitias Parish in San Leandro and St. Mary Parish in Walnut Creek.
Deacon John Ashmore
Director of Faith Formation
Deacon John is a Permanent Diocesian Deacon. He and his wife Julie came to CTK in 2008 and now shares his time with St. Stephen. In 2019, Deacon John took over his new role as Director of Faith Formation.
Jennifer Bennett
Music Ministry Coordinator
Jennifer has been a parishioner at Christ the King since 2006, and she and her husband Nate have two girls in school at CTK. She has been singing in church since she was 3, and professionally in a variety of venues since college.
Mike Aliscad
Youth Minister
Mike has a 20 - plus year journey guiding youth to build a relationship with Jesus. Most recently he spent 2 years as Youth Minister and Confirmation Catechist with St. Michael Catholic Community on Travis Air Force Base. Prior to that, he served 6 years as Youth Minister at Holy Spirit in Fairfield CA.
Nancy Gizdich
Bookkeeper, Part Time
Joann Kurpinsky, Volunteer
Bookkeeper
Also an important part of are team are our Council Members. Click below to find out more info on them.